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Course in Horticulture

Doon (P.G.) Paramedical College and Hospital (DPMC&H); Doon (P.G.) College of Agriculture Science and Technology (DCAST); Doon College of Engineering and Technology (DCET) and Doon Valley College of Education (DVCE), with Head Office at DPMC&H are being run under two educational societies, namely - Chaudhary Charan Singh Memorial Educational Society and Maharani Lakshmi Bai Memorial Educational Society. The Societies have been named in the honour of stalwarts Ch. Charan Singh and Maharani Lakshmi Bai. Ch. Charan Singh was born on 23rd December, 1902 in a small village 'Nurpur' in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh in a farmer's family. The untiring and ceaseless endeavor of Ch. Charan Singh's work gave our societies a dynamic thrust that has been our inspiration. On 24th March, 1977 he became the Home Minister of India in the Ministry of Shri Morarji Desai and in 1979 he succeeded Shri Morarji Desai as the Prime Minister of India and remained as Prime Minister till January 1980. He was a philosopher, writer, honest politician, freedom fighter and an excellent orator. He wrote the famous book, "Nightmare of Indian Economy".

Rani Lakshmi Bai, better known as the Rani of Jhansi, was one of the great nationalist of pre-independence India. She sacrificed herself for the country. She was born in Banaras in a Brahmin family and was married to Raja Gangadhar of Jhansi. For many in the Independence movement, she was India's Joan of Arc, martyr and icon, whose example set in motion the freedom struggle that eventually rid the subcontinent of its colonial rulers.

Horticulture is a prime sector of India Agriculture. In modern science, Horticulture relates all the aspects of cultivation, utilization, processing & trade of fruits, vegetables, flowers, plantation crops, spices, medicinal and aromatic plants. Due to its importance, Horticulture has attained the status of subject of choice among postgraduate programmes in Horticulture. Resultantly horticulture has moved from rural confines to commercial venture attracting youths. Horticulture is a subject having vast sphere in terms of commercialization of Horticulture crops, fruit processing industries, export terminals & nurseries. Post graduates in Horticulture have an opportunity to seek jobs in government sector viz., for assistant professor, junior research officers, subject matter specialist, district Horticulture officers, research associate & senior research fellow at various levels. Apart from this private sectors also taking Horticulture postgraduates in industries like food processing industries, floriculture trade, nursery business, in various projects on organic cultivation of Horticulture crops. Big companies like Reliance, ITC, Triveni Group also hiring Horticulture Post graduates on best perks & package for Business development.

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